Davis joins Sandlapper Securities

11:08 AM, August 5, 2013 |

Financial services industry veteran Howard Davis, formerly an executive with Financial West Investment Group, has been named president of Greenville basedSANDLAPPER Securities, LLC.

SANDLAPPER’s growth during the past two years as a national independent broker dealer has been extensive.

“The addition of Howard Davis was a logical next step,” said Jack Bixler, co-owner, national sales manager and executive vice president of the firm’s Managing Broker Dealer division. “Howard is the right person to join our management team and help fuel our next effort of expansion. He will lead the day-to-day representative relations and development for the firm and expand our presence in investment banking.”

Davis joins the firm from Financial West Investment Group, where he was most recently the director of corporate finance and former chief compliance officer responsible for all high-level compliance solutions. Prior experience includes president roles at The Shemano Group, Kensington Securities and Numero Uno Franchise Group. He holds FINRA licenses 6, 7, 22, 24, 26, 39, 79 and 63.

“Having built and run broker dealers and seen them through challenging expansion periods, it made sense to align with someone of Howard’s experience,” states firm founder and CEO Trevor L. Gordon. “We have gotten to know Howard over the years, working together on industry projects and discussions and are comfortable that he is the right person for the job.”

Mr. Davis is an active member of the Real Estate Industry Securities Association (REISA) and the Investment Program Association (IPA), where he will chair the private placement committee in 2014.

“Trevor, Jack and I have crossed paths often over the years,” said Howard Davis. “The opportunity to join them and help shape the future of SANDLAPPER was an offer I couldn’t pass up.”

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SANDLAPPER Securities, LLC principals Trevor Gordon and Jack Bixler bring decades of financial services and management experience to the organization. Founded in 2005 to act as the Managing Broker Dealer for Greenville-based TIC Properties, LLC, an award winning real estate investment and property management company, SANDLAPPER has grown into a full service independent broker dealer and has a robust platform of alternative investments offered through more than 20 offices across the country. They provide their clients with completely unbiased, free investment advice. Visit www.SANDLAPPERsecurities.com for more information.